From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: norseman Subject: Re: 1.2.0 binary install Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:01:56 +0000 Sender: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <40113764.FAA01B39@firstlight.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Justin Zygmont , linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org Justin Zygmont wrote: > > > Seriously: I think the binary install should do exactly the same > > that the (excellent) source install does; i.e. it should put > > exactly the same files in exactly the same locations (/usr/local) > > that are used by ./configure, make, [become root] make install. It > > should just free the dummy user from the compilation step, for > > which he/she most probably lacks the tools, and would be > > confronted with (to her/him) incomprehensible error messages > > because of that. It should (like the source install) also be > > independent of freedos, because dosemu itself is independent of > > it. Like the source install, it should ask which directory is the > > 'C drive'. If user/dummy does not know, it should be pointed out > > that some form of DOS is needed, and installation of freedos offered. > > well, a compresed tar file will extract itself relative to your current > path, so you can't really have it install to /usr/local by default, it's > not usually a problem anyways. There is the RPM that might be preferrable > for you, dosemu is much easier than it used to be. > sound the gong! tar -xzfP tarfile will install absolute if tar -czfP tarball / was used OK-OK simmer down class. cd someplace with space (/tmp) mkdir a dummy directory (/tmp/d) cd the dummy dir (pwd -> /tmp/d ) mkdir usr mkdir usr/local mc /usr/local ./usr/local arrow down to dosemu and copy branch tar -czPf /anotherplace/tarfile / get the picture? done? clean up your disk! the -P retains leading "/" Steve Turner norseman@firstlight.net